In recent years, installing any title triple A Both on console and PC, it has become a risky sport for storage capacity, since they occupy between 100 and 150 GB in the best case, as if expanding the storage space of a PC or console was cheap.
In recent months we have seen how the price of units of SSD storage has increased, as has that of the RAM memoriesso expanding the space, unless it is an urgent need, has ceased to be an option for many users, users who choose to use an external hard drive in connected consoles when it is cheaper, even if the speed is not the same.
But if you have some extra money, you won’t have any problem expanding it. If you own a PS5 and with the console’s default storage space you don’t have enough space, the solution that Lexar has just presented interests you.
New SSDs for PS5 from Lexar
In the market we can find different manufacturers that offer NVMe SSD storage units for consoles, however, not all of them have the official Sony certification, a certification that only serves so that users who are not sure if it is compatible with their console, can decide without asking questions even if it costs more than other solutions, since Sony does not give this certification to those who do not pay (it is a company, not an NGO).
SSD PLAY 2280 2280 PCIe 4.0 is the new range of SSD storage units that Lexar has just presented, a range that offers a maximum reading speed of 7,400 MB/s and 6,500 MB/s if we talk about writing speedIt therefore meets the most demanding needs. They have HMB, SLC and up to 6,400 TBW, which guarantees slow aging.
The PLAY 2280 PCIe 4.0 SSD series is available in configurations of 2, 4 and 8 TB. According to the manufacturer, the 8TB model can store up to 150 triple-A games (at around 100GB per game, these counts don’t show up, rather less than half).
Offering such high read and write speeds, these new SSD storage units integrate their own heat sinkheat sink optimized for the space available on the PS5. While this range of SSDs is designed to be compatible with the PS5, it can also be used in any laptop or desktop computer.
Pricing and Availability
The Play 2280 PCIe 4.0 SSD with 4TB of storage is now available in the US for $379.99. For now, users looking for 2TB and 8TB storage options will have to wait until the last quarter of this year, when they will hit the market.
If you can’t wait and are looking for the maximum capacity available for the PS5, a few weeks ago WD introduced the WD_Black SN850PPS5-certified 8TB SSD storage drive now available on the market for 875 dollars. This offers very similar read and write speeds to the Lexar drive, but with a lower TBW of 4,800.
